Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Sunday night, after having a most delicious dinner at our house, Mrs. Shoe's water broke.

After a few hours, Mr. and Mrs. Shoe headed to the Lucille Packard Children's Hospital and she was admitted to Room 6.

After 16 hours of hard strong labor, Krista the most wonderful delivery nurse was assigned to Room 6. She was one awesome nurse!

Check out her cool shoes...

She prepared Max's bed and the tools for the doctors...

And helped Mrs. Shoe through two and one half hours of pushing ...

At the end, a team of women doctors swooped in...

And helped deliver my seven pound seven ounce twenty inch baby grandson at ten twenty-two on the twelfth month and twentieth day of the longest night of the the year under a most special eclipse of the moon...

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Done. Finished.Just in time to be given to the mom to be.Here is Mrs. Shoe... cute as a button.Oh... how I can't wait to meet that wee little babe.Just a little more than two weeks to go.I feel like a little kidAnxiously awaiting the arrival of Christmas.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

You might think this is just a plain ol' ordinary bedNot to me. No siree.This is one very special bedFor it is the bed I slept in as a young girl living in Palo AltoIt has an identical twin since it is part of a bunkbed set When we moved to Los Altos my younger siblings slept in the bedAt one time or another, each of my three children slept in the bedSince I have changed the "bedroom" into a sewing roomI needed to find a new home for the bedIt was just taking up too much spaceI wanted it to go to a good familySo I asked Mr. and Mrs. ShoeRemember the two will soon welcome a little ShoeAnd the little guy would someday need a bedWhen he graduates from a cribBut unfortunately no takersThey suggested I sell it on CraigslistLittle do they realize my sentimentality for this bed

My sister suggested that I move the bed into the larger bedroomSo I put Plan B into motion..Before I could move the bed I had to first....Empty the large bookcase in the larger bedroomMove the large bookcase in the larger bedroom away from the wallThen move the dresser to where the large bookcase used to beNext take apart the bed and move it to where the dresser wasThen empty and move the small bookcase in the sewing room Next move the large bookcase to where the small bookcase wasThen move the small bookcase next to the newly moved bedNext move in the antique armoire given to me by another sisterAnd place it in the corner Next move the doctor's cabinet from the kitchenAnd place it next to the black/white enamel topped tableMove the teak drop leaf table to the opposite wallAnd turn the large white IKEA armoire ninety degreesWhew..more than a few drops of sweat on my browAnd a wee bit strain on the backHow about a peak of my sewing room now?Drum roll please...Tada....

Check out the plentiful areas for storageAnd the unimpeded space to cut, create and sew...Just need to hook up the tune machine and the televisionIf you come by for a visit you'll hear some hummingAnd see some smokin' machinesAnd don't be a bit surprised if it is difficult to pry me outta here

Monday, December 6, 2010

The maple tree outside my front doorHas finally turned ablaze in red/orange.Heavy rain is predictedSo I expect the tenaciously clinging leaves will be battered by the dropsAnd the branches will be bare by week's end.My metal rake is standing on the sidelinesReady to be put to work.

When we moved in 24 years ago, this tree had been heavily pruned and the top of the branches were just above the gutters on the house.

This is also the tree I had to climb (while 6 months pregnant) to reach a two year old son who had climbed up the tree and onto the roof.

I happened to see his little legs dangling off the roof . A bit scary.